important industry for many swing states, especially along the rustbelt, including small times like goshen, indiana, where our ted rowlands gives us context to those numbers. >> reporter: this is in elk hart county, indiana, an area absolutely hammeringed during the recession, 18% unemployment at its worse, but things are coming back. here they make things like these seat covers which go on airline seats. make covers for the automobile industry and also make high-end furniture, custom furniture, do a lot of different things and have a lot of jobs open right now. in fact, they have added about 70 jobs over the past year alone, going from a workforce of 145 to about 210, around they are looking for more qualified people. the problem is they are having a difficult time trying to fill those positions. now, the unemployment rate here in this county is still at 8%, so one would think that people would be beating down the door for these jobs. we're talking about good-paying job with full benefits, but they are having trouble filling these spots, and they have for a considerable time. kip wheland